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Under Cllr Rowlands' plan, the rise in council tax would have been reduced by using £1m which is in a bank account to be spent on new school buildings.

However, opposition councillors at today's meeting felt the money would be better spent on protecting council services.

Members were told that the social care budget was being a drag on the overall council finances, with the fact that Conwy has one of the oldest populations in the world being a particular burden.

Chief finance officer Andrew Kirkham quoted a Cardiff University study that showed Conwy had a higher proportion of its population over 65 than Japan, which is the country with the highest such numbers.

Conwy Council's new Colwyn Bay HQ (Image: Derek Bellis)

Gele county councillor Andrew Wood said: "Just over 30% of our population is over 65 and we have to fund social services.

"It's great that they chose to live here, but I just find it abhorrent that we don't get any extra money towards this ageing population."